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Nicki Teal, 37, from Lincolnshire

Looking up at the clock on March 21, I gasped as the hand struck 12.

But this wasn’t the start of any fairy tale story – back in 2020, it was the start of the national lockdown.

I lay awake thinking about my future, worrying about my job as a self-employed makeup artist – I did makeup for weddings and special occasions, too.

Waking up in the morning, it felt like life had suddenly come

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